Ontario
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- Names
Ontario
Ontario, Province of
Province d'Ontario
- Place Type
- province
- Description
- Canada's 2nd largest province; originally inhabited by Huron, Erie, and Petun Indians; ceded by France to Great Britain 1763; nation's most important mining province; produces around half of world's nickel; also contains copper, iron ore, gold and zinc.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Canadian Centre for Architecture database (1987-); Canadian Encyclopedia (1985); Columbia Encyclopedia (1975); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998); National Archives of Canada database (1987-); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984);
- Born
Lawren Harris (American, 1885-1970)
William F. McIlwraith (American, born Canada, 1867-1940)
Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, born Canada, 1862-1950)
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